Percy's POV:

When I woke up, my head was pounding, and my weak spot felt sore. I saw Ariadne and Will chatting, and decided to leave them alone (for the most part). I DID however tell them I was awake. They nodded and went back to their discussion, but a bit more quietly. I didn't pay attention, but instead got up and saw Thalia and the other hunters camped out nearby.

"Hey Thalia. What happened?" I asked.

"Percy, you're finally awake. You sort of got hit by a Stymphalian bird that was aiming at Ariadne. I thought you were indestructible. Anyway, before the bird got destroyed, Ariadne got hit on her right shoulder. Her wound wasn't as bad as yours and Will managed to heal her. Apollo came and healed you. By the way, Artemis wants to see you."

I nodded and walked into the tent Thalia pointed to. I would've knocked, but it's a tent. When I got in, Artemis told me to sit down, which I did gratefully. (I was getting dizzy.)

"Percy Jackson, you did very well in protecting your sister today. If it were not for you, she might have died. You didn't die when you got hit in your weak spot, but you came close. I have told my hunters to respect you, and if you need help, they will help you if it is possible."

At first I was shocked, but I spoke up. "Thank you Lady Artemis. This is very generous of you. Is there any way I could get an iris-message to Annabeth? If word got to camp somehow, and there is no doubt it did, I want to assure her that I'm okay."

My voice cracked at the last sentence. I really missed Annabeth, and didn't need her thinking I was dead. She would be sad, then mad that I didn't tell her I was okay. Plus, she needed to know what Ariadne did to stop the birds. Artemis nodded, and told me that Thalia could find a hunter to get the rainbow for the IM. I thanked her and left.

"Thalia, can you help me find I hunter who can make a rainbow for an iris-message? I need to call Annabeth," I said.

Thalia took me to a cabin that was glowing and changing colors. I took a deep breath (who knew what would happen in there. After all these WERE hunters who had sworn off boys forever.) and entered.

"Excuse me, uh-"

"Rain," she said.

"Huh?"

"That's my name. Rain. Let me guess. You need a rainbow for an iris-message?" she asked me. This girl didn't seem like the type to be a hunter. She was kind of- what's the word? -spunky. But then again Thalia was a rebel, so I didn't judge Rain.

"Yeah. Can you do that for me? It's really important," I said.

She nodded and got to work making the rainbow. First she set up a flashlight, then a mister where the flashlight would shine through it to make a rainbow. Then she got out a Golden Drachma.

"Camp Half-Blood, Annabeth Chase," I told her.

She went on with the ritual, and Annabeth's face appeared in the rainbow.

"Hey wise girl," I said.

"Seaweed brain, you had me so worried! There is only one way you could've gotten hurt. You got hit in your weak spot. But who would know? I never told anybody, and you didn't tell anybody," she said.

"Wise girl, please, don't talk so loud. There's a hunter in the tent. But anyway, it wasn't a person. It was a Stymphalian bird. It was after Ariadne, but where did they come from?" I said, hoping there was nobody with her at the moment.

She just thought and said, "I don't know. But are you on your way home? We need you at sword fighting and there's nobody to argue with in Greek lessons, but we did get a new demigod. She hasn't been claimed yet, but she probably will at the campfire tonight. How far away are you? I have a feeling this one might be another sibling for you, but you can never tell." She said that all in one breath, and it surprised me.

"We are in Tennessee, but we will be there as soon as possible. I don't like doing this, but we might be forced to go by plane if we don't get there in time. Tonight is the Solstice, and that's our deadline to get back. I will talk to Will and Ariadne," I said. "I should probably go now; Rain is giving me a look."

"Okay. See you soon, Seaweed Brain." She smiled and I swiped my hand through the screen.

I left, and talked to Will and Ariadne about the plane.

Ariadne's POV:

When Percy mentioned the plane, I kind of hyperventilated a little bit. I knew it wasn't safe for children of Poseidon to go by plane, and Percy said that was our only choice. So we had to go by plane.

I admit, the ride was fine, but we did hit quite a few spots of turbulence, and Percy looked as bad as I probably did. Percy was green, and I must have been too, because Will handed me a barf bag. I am ashamed to say I used it, but I looked over at Percy and he wasn't doing ANY better. I decided to try to sleep, and when I woke up, the pilot was saying, "Please fasten your seatbelts as we start our descent. Thank you for flying Xxxxx Airlines."

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